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By Staff Writers Amy Chen & Vicki Xu From Harvard University’s Great Butter Rebellion in 1766 to today, schools in the US have seen their fair share of activism. Recent student protests have been increasingly…
By Staff Writers Amy Chen & Vicki Xu The Smoke Signal’s November issue featured an article about how student activism can effectively contribute to improving the community. This extension features additional content to provide more…
By Staff Writer Hannah Chou As Thanksgiving approaches, no one fails to remember Black Friday. Although some people say that Black Friday shopping goes against the true meaning of Thanksgiving, we should view Black Friday…
By Journalism 1 Staff Writers The day after the 2016 elections, Journalism 1 staff writers of the Smoke Signal visited the streets of San Francisco and surveyed CA residents who voted during the elections. Journalists…
By Staff Writers Gloria Chang & Julia Park From Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson to the recent police shooting of Carnell Snell Jr. in Los Angeles, police violence against African-Americans has become a sensitive topic…
Graphic by News Editor Lucille Njoo Graphic by Graphics Editor Zen Thumparkkul Check out the in-print article about politician accountability that this graphic accompanies. Graphic by Staff Writer Amber Lee
The Opinion of the Smoke Signal Editorial Board It’s true that MSJ is seen primarily as a top-100, nationally-ranked, SAT-destroying STEM high school. We have an 89% Asian student body, and are surrounded by so…
By: Journalism 1 Staff Writers Smoke Signal journalists spoke to San Francisco Bay Area residents during the month of December and asked them the question: What do you think of the US’s involvement in Syria and…
Senior Allamaprabhu Pattanashetty was interviewed in our November issue for our “Voices: Gender Wage Gap” story answering the question, “Do you believe there is a gender wage gap? Why or why not?” His full quote…
By: Web Editor Nithya Rajeev Voices compiled by 2015-2016 Staff Writers Disclaimer: Staff writers used convenience sampling when gathering these voices via social media. Due to the overwhelming number of responses received, only a small…
